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Ohio River The Highest In A Decade

Soaking rains will continue overnight and help push the Ohio River into moderate flood.

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Updated: 11:45 PM EDT Mar 13, 2015

Ohio River The Highest In A Decade

Soaking rains will continue overnight and help push the Ohio River into moderate flood.

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WEBVTT IN AN O-DOT TRUCK WHEN THEYWEREHIT AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.ANNOUNCER: WITH THE ONLYTRI-STATE FORECASTTHAT'SINDEPENDENTLY CERTIFIED MOSTACCURATE.HERE'SCHIEF METEOROLOGIST KEVINROBINSON.KEVIN: RAINS HAVE LET UP ATLEAST TEMPORARILYFOR US INDOWNTOWN AND SOUTHERN OHIO BUTWILL BUILD BACK IN OVER THE NEXTCOUPLEOF HOURS.AN EERIE LOOKING SKYCAM SHOTWITH THE LOW CLOUDCEILINGSOBSCURING THE TOP OF THE GREATAMERICAN BUILDING AND OTHERBUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN,CINCINNATI, INDICATIVE OF THEMOISTURE LADEN AIRIN PLACE ANDTHIS STORM CENTER IS WORKING TOWRING OUT ALL OFTHE GULF OFMEXICO MOISTURE.WE'VE SEEN OVER AN INCH OFRAINFALL, ALMOST AN INCH ANDAQUARTER IN CINCINNATI ANDANOTHER 3/4 OF AN INCH TO GO.51 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND AT SEVEN.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OHIO RIVER.CRESTING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELSWE'VE SEEN IN OVER 10YEARS.LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CREST AROUND58 FEET.THESE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVISEDUPDUE TO ADDITIONAL RAINTHROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY AND NOWTHAT TAKES US SQUARELY INTO THEMODERATE FLOODZONE AND EXPANDSTHE NET OF EVACUATIONS REQUIREDALONGTHE OHIO RIVER,PARTICULARLY INTO PARTS OFANDERSON TOWNSHIP ON THE EASTEND OFFOF CALIFORNIA, CONEYISLAND, KELLOGG.THIS BRINGS WATER INTOADDITIONALHOMES AND BUSINESSESAND CAUSES WATER TO BACK UP THELITTLE MIAMI WHICHMAY RESULT INEVACUATIONS WHERE THE OHIO ANDLITTLE MIAMI MEET.IN ADDITION,WE MAY HAVE WATERCREEPING INTO BUSINESSES ANDHOMES ACROSS PARTS OFSOUTHEASTINDIANA, LAWRENCE BURG AND RAJONAURORA.IF YOU CHECK OUT THE RIVER, BECAREFUL NOT TO GET TO CLOSE TOTHE EDGE.THE RAIN SO FAR,THERE'S BEEN ADECENT BREAK BUT NOTICE HEAVIERDOWNPOURS BUILDING IN,INTERSTATE 71, COMINGUP FROMLOUISVILLE.YOU SEE A FEW MORE AREAS OFYELLOW, BRIGHTER GREENS.THIS ISINDICATIVE OF STEADY ORHEAVIER RAIN THAT WILL BUILDBACK INTO THE TRI-STATE INTO THENEXT COUPLE OFHOURS.IT'S ALREADY DOING THAT ACROSSNORTHERN KENTUCKY DOWN TOWARDSWALTON,VERSAILS, AURORA.THE FLOOD WARNING FROMLOUISVILLE TO PORTSMOUTHEXTENDING THROUGH MONDAYAFTERNOON AND THERIVER, ONCE ITGETS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE, WILLSTAY THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.RAIN HAS BEEN FUNNELING INTO THEAREA AND YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OFA BREAK ACROSS THE AREA THISEVENING ASIT LETS UP SOME BUTIT'S FILLING BACK IN BECAUSE THESTORM CENTER NOW BEGINNING TOFINALLY PULLSIT WAY UP TOWARDSPADUCAH AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THESYSTEM THROUGHTHE OHIO RIVERVALLEY SO WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 12MORE HOURS OF RAIN TO GO BECAUSEI THINK IT'S GOING TO RAINTHROUGHABOUT 9:00 A.M. TO10:00 A.M. TOMORROW.THAT SAID, AFLOOD WATCH IS INEFFECT.LOW-LYING PORT DRAINAGE AREASCOULD SEEWATER BACKING UP.TEMPERATURES PRETTY MUCHEVERYONE UNIFORM AROUND 50.THIS IS WHERE WE'LL STAY MOST OFTHE NIGHT TONIGHT.STEADY RAINS, 7:30, STILLRAINING.BY 9:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M., RAINBEGINS TO BREAK UP.IF YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO APARADETOMORROW, THE SECOND HALF OF THEAFTERNOON WILL BE DRIER FORST. PATTY'SDAY FESTIVITIES ANDTOMORROW NIGHT, CLEAR ANDCHILLY.SUNDAY, SUNSHINE AND BEAUTIFULENDING TO THE WEEKEND.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, MOST AREASGOING TO PICK UP ANOTHER HALFTO 3/4 OF AN INCH OF RAINOVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROWMORNING.WE'LLHOLD AROUND 50 OVERNIGHTWITH SOAKING RAINS TO CONTINUEANDFLOOD THREAT.TOMORROW, AFTERNOON HIGH AROUND58 AS RAIN TAPERS LATE MORNING.HERE'S THEDAY PLANNER.51 AT 8:00 P.M. AND TEMPERATURESCLIMBING INTO THEUPPER 50'SWITH PEEKS OF THE SUN TOMORROWAFTERNOON.

Ohio River The Highest In A Decade

Soaking rains will continue overnight and help push the Ohio River into moderate flood.